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| | | | Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 139 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 139 | Hey all. Finally got some pics of the new ride up. Hope ya'll like it. Now I'm getting motivated, time to drag my other 54 with HydraMatic out of the corner of the barn and start work. Ol' Blue '54 3100 Deluxe | | | | | Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 940 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 940 | Great lookin truck!  | | | | | Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 166 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 166 | Very nice truck!! Cant wait to see pics of the one in the barn. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 835 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 835 | Very sweet. Love the engine compartment.
Kurt | | | | | Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 110 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 110 | Nice truck! Is the diamond plate in the bed steel or aluminum? How thick?
1959 Shortbed stepside 1/2 ton project ![[Linked Image from i236.photobucket.com]](http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff117/olddaze/Chevy%20truck%20project/photobucket-4342-1325944221019.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i236.photobucket.com]](http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff117/olddaze/Chevy%20truck%20project/20131020_154946.jpg) | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | Nice.... and you have another. I'm jealous !! | | | | | Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,519 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,519 | Sweet lookin 54. Theyre my favorite also. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4 | Nice looking truck!  | | | | | Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 698 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 698 |
My Fleet: 19411953195919651966 1953 Willy's Pickup John Vegetarian- old Indian word for bad hunter
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 239 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 239 | | | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,186 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,186 | Nice looking truck. I'm kinda partial to the '54-'55 1st series trucks. In my opinion they are the best looking because of the grill and one piece windshield as they set themselves apart from the '47-'53 trucks the commoners all own (just kidding I like them all).
Bruce | | | | | Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 111 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 111 | I told my son (bigchevjr) to look at your pics and get his 54 done. Sure is a great lookin' truck.
Ken | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 |
Very nice, 54hydramaticFL
Good luck with you Hydra-Matic - let us know how that project progresses. There are at least a hand-full or two of 54 Hydra-Matic owners here.
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,644 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,644 | I'm jealous!!! That truck is a beauty!!
Chuck
1950 Chevy 1/2 ton (all original)
1951 Chevy 1/2 ton (future streetrod)
1941 Chevy coupe
1938 Chevy coupe streetrod
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 139 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 139 | Thanks for all the great compliments. I'm getting lots of thumbs up while driving around town. Hope to get some pics of the project truck up next week. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,775 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,775 | That't probably the cleanest looking interior I've ever seen on a 'bolt. Not too much, not too little, just right. The body colored dash and the work on the door panels are a nice touch.
Chris | | | | | Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,232 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,232 | Congrats on your new '54. It's a great looking truck with all the right options.
Question: Are the white "Chevrolet" letters on the dash painted or are they decals?
- Lonnie My '54 3104Photos that I have shared on Stovebolt via PhotoBucket are no longer available. Please contact me if you want a photo from an old post. lonniecook [at] aol [dot] com. I sold my '54 3104 12/12/2017, but I still visit Stovebolt. OLD STUFF ... houses, furniture, cars, wine ... I love it all | | | | | Joined: May 2011 Posts: 99 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2011 Posts: 99 | | | | | | Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 139 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 139 | Lonnie, letters are painted on the dash. Guy must have had one steady hand! Your truck looks great. I've always liked the green.
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,232 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,232 | Thanks for the compliment and for the info on the Chevrolet logo on your dash. Yes - he must have had a steady hand! I want to get vinyl letters cut for my dash, but have gotten sidetracked for a while.
- Lonnie My '54 3104Photos that I have shared on Stovebolt via PhotoBucket are no longer available. Please contact me if you want a photo from an old post. lonniecook [at] aol [dot] com. I sold my '54 3104 12/12/2017, but I still visit Stovebolt. OLD STUFF ... houses, furniture, cars, wine ... I love it all | | | | | Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 150 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 150 | | | |
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